1984 LPGA Tour
The 1984 LPGA Tour was the 35th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 26 to November 4. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Amy Alcott and Patty Sheehan won the most tournaments, four each. Betsy King led the money list with earnings of $266,771.
There were eight first-time winners in 1984: Sharon Barrett, Barb Bunkowsky, Cindy Hill, Christa Johnson, Betsy King, Sally Quinlan, Laurie Rinker, and Nayoko Yoshikawa.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1984 season.[1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.
| Date |
Tournament |
Location |
Winner |
Score |
Purse ($) |
1st prize ($) |
| Jan 29 |
Mazda Classic of Deer Creek |
Florida |
Silvia Bertolaccini (4) |
280 (-8) |
200,000 |
30,000 |
| Feb 5 |
Elizabeth Arden Classic |
Florida |
Patty Sheehan (9) |
280 (-8) |
175,000 |
26,250 |
| Feb 12 |
Sarasota Classic |
Florida |
Alice Miller (2) |
280 (-8) |
175,000 |
26,250 |
| Mar 4 |
Uniden LPGA Invitational |
California |
Nancy Lopez (28) |
284 (E) |
300,000 |
45,000 |
| Mar 11 |
Samaritan Turquoise Classic |
Arizona |
Christa Johnson (1) |
276 (-12) |
150,000 |
22,500 |
| Mar 18 |
Tucson Conquistadores Open |
Arizona |
Christa Johnson (2) |
272 (-16) |
150,000 |
22,500 |
| Mar 25 |
Women's Kemper Open |
Hawaii |
Betsy King (1) |
283 (-9) |
200,000 |
30,000 |
| Apr 8 |
Nabisco Dinah Shore |
California |
Juli Inkster (2) |
280 (-8) |
400,000 |
55,000 |
| Apr 15 |
J&B Scotch Pro-Am |
Nevada |
Ayako Okamoto (3) |
275 (-14) |
200,000 |
30,000 |
| Apr 22 |
S&H Golf Classic |
Florida |
Vicki Fergon (2) |
275 (-14) |
150,000 |
22,500 |
| Apr 29 |
Freedom/Orlando Classic |
Florida |
Betsy King (2) |
202 (-14) |
150,000 |
22,500 |
| May 7 |
Potamkin Cadillac Classic |
Georgia |
Sharon Barrett (1) |
213 (-3) |
200,000 |
30,000 |
| May 13 |
United Virginia Bank Classic |
Virginia |
Amy Alcott (18) |
210 (-6) |
175,000 |
26,250 |
| May 20 |
Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Classic |
New Jersey |
Barb Bunkowsky (1) |
209 (-10) |
175,000 |
26,250 |
| May 27 |
LPGA Corning Classic |
New York |
JoAnne Carner (41) |
281 (-7) |
150,000 |
22,500 |
| Jun 3 |
LPGA Championship |
Ohio |
Patty Sheehan (10) |
272 (-16) |
250,000 |
37,500 |
| Jun 10 |
McDonald's Kids Classic |
Pennsylvania |
Patty Sheehan (11) |
281 (-7) |
350,000 |
52,500 |
| Jun 17 |
Mayflower Classic |
Indiana |
Ayako Okamoto (4) |
281 (-7) |
250,000 |
37,500 |
| Jun 24 |
Boston Five Classic |
Massachusetts |
Laurie Rinker (1) |
286 (-2) |
225,000 |
33,750 |
| Jul 1 |
Lady Keystone Open |
Pennsylvania |
Amy Alcott (19) |
208 (-8) |
200,000 |
30,000 |
| Jul 8 |
Jamie Farr Toledo Classic |
Ohio |
Lauri Peterson (2) |
278 (-10) |
175,000 |
26,250 |
| Jul 15 |
U.S. Women's Open |
Massachusetts |
Hollis Stacy (16) |
290 (+2) |
225,000 |
36,000 |
| Jul 22 |
Rochester International |
New York |
Kathy Whitworth (85) |
281 (-7) |
200,000 |
30,000 |
| Jul 29 |
du Maurier Classic |
Canada |
Juli Inkster (3) |
279 (-9) |
275,000 |
41,250 |
| Aug 5 |
West Virginia LPGA Classic |
West Virginia |
Alice Miller (3) |
209 (-7) |
150,000 |
22,500 |
| Aug 12 |
Henredon Classic |
North Carolina |
Patty Sheehan (12) |
277 (-11) |
180,000 |
27,000 |
| Aug 19 |
Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf |
Ohio |
Nancy Lopez (29) |
281 (-7) |
200,000 |
65,000 |
| Aug 19 |
MasterCard International Pro-Am |
New York |
Sally Quinlan (1) |
284 (-4) |
100,000 |
15,287 |
| Aug 26 |
Columbia Savings Classic |
Colorado |
Betsy King (3) |
281 (-3) |
200,000 |
30,000 |
| Sep 3 |
Rail Charity Classic |
Illinois |
Cindy Hill (1) |
207 (-9) |
175,000 |
26,250 |
| Sep 9 |
Portland Ping Championship |
Oregon |
Amy Alcott (20) |
212 (-4) |
150,000 |
22,500 |
| Sep 16 |
Safeco Classic |
Washington |
Kathy Whitworth (86) |
279 (-9) |
175,000 |
26,250 |
| Sep 23 |
San Jose Classic |
California |
Amy Alcott (21) |
211 (-8) |
175,000 |
26,250 |
| Oct 6 |
Hitachi Ladies British Open |
England |
Ayako Okamoto (5) |
289 (-3) |
200,000 |
30,039 |
| Oct 14 |
Smirnoff Ladies Irish Open |
Northern Ireland |
Kathy Whitworth (87) |
285 (-3) |
150,000 |
22,500 |
| Nov 4 |
Mazda Japan Classic |
Japan |
Nayoko Yoshikawa (1*) |
210 (-6) |
300,000 |
41,250 |
* - non-member at time of win
Awards
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